The Preferences > Legal & Invoicing page gathers the legal and invoicing information used on your customer invoices, in your order emails and in the documents Common Ground sends you for your subscription. It is split into four sections, each with its own Submit button: save each section separately after editing it.
Business details
This information identifies your business on invoices. Keep it up to date: it is also used for the invoices Common Ground sends you for subscription and billing purposes.
Legal name: the official name of your company, as registered.
Invoicing address: the address printed on your invoices. Once an address is saved, it is displayed here and you can delete it with Remove invoicing address to enter a new one.
Tax / VAT Number: your intra-community VAT or tax number. Its status is shown below the field: if it reads Invalid or not registered, check the number you entered.
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Currency & Bank details
Currency: the currency used by your store (for example EUR).
IBAN Number and BIC identifier: your company's bank details.
Company ID: your company registration number (for example SIRET in France).
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Invoice numbering
To follow your own numbering sequence, tick Enable invoice custom id generator: an incremental ID is then generated as the custom ID of every new invoice.
Invoice id format: the pattern of your invoice numbers. Use
{counter}where the number should appear, for example2026-{counter}gives 2026-1, 2026-2, and so on.Current counter value: the current value of the counter, which increases with each new invoice. Set it to continue a numbering you started elsewhere.
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Legal notices
Each text below is written in a rich-text editor (headings, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, links and quotes) and saved with its own Submit button.
Shipping policy: your shipping conditions (zones, times, costs, returns) for your customers.
Terms and conditions: your general terms and conditions of sale.
Invoice footer: a text printed at the bottom of your invoices, for example mandatory legal mentions or payment terms.
Online order email footer: a text added at the bottom of the emails sent for online orders.